Recoil-loader with fixed barrel.



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. 8 SHEETS-SHEET @U l 1L m `specitic-ation ot my U. bl. appli ation Ser.' `No. 382935 ot July T. 1907 is also retained NETE l PAUL MAUSER, OF OBERNDOR-ON-THE-NECKAR, GERMANY.

RECOIL-LOADER WITH FIXED BARREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Sept'. 27, '1910.

Applicationl filed May 20, 1909. Serial No. 497,204.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Pari, MAUSER, privy councllor of commerce, a subject of the (ler- 4man Emperor, residing at (.)berndort-oin tion of a freely moving part arranged on avfixed part of the weapon7 for example on the casing of thelock` which part upon the weapon being discharged has a relative movement imparted to it bythe recoil and thus starts the unlocking movement, that is to'say oc fasions thc corresponding*displacement ot' the locking parts. For the purpose of displacing` the lockingi` part, a reciprocated part (a slide with curved or inclined slots) is arranged on the casing` of' lthe lock.

and is in direct cooperation with the locking parts and is provided with the control means (curved or inclined slots) tor the locking parts (supporting levers) .and which for its part is dependent in its movement on the alteration iu position of the above mentioned freely movable arranged part (pivoted. lever with weight fitting` or projection).

The object of the present .invention is more particularly to improve the device that has just been described, whereby the mechanism is considerably simplified, inasmuch as the above mentioned pivoted lever with weighted projection as well as also the tension and pressure gear acting on the slotted slide, which ou being released drives the slide forward and thus brings the locking parts into the unlocked position, are dispensed with.

l `urthermore the present invention relatesl to the construction otthat device vwhich renders it. possible to use the weapon as a single loader. n

The principle of this device, as used in former recoil loaders with movable barrel such`v ttor example` as'that described in the here, but it will be evident' that when tiring single shots the releasable locking` part holdspecial adjustin ingI the breech blockin the open' position, after each shot, is deprived of its function with respect to the holding back ot' the barrel, which in the present lcase is ar anged fixed; -this locking part, however, just as previously is intermittently displaced by a gf gear, for the purpose -ot being able to bring the same into or out of the track of the breech block as required according to whether the gun is to be used as a single loader or as a repeater. It must be remarked that it is essential in the present arrangement that the nose arranged as a locking part for the ixing of the breech 'block is combined with its adjusting lever to form a single part, tor example, a one-arm lever, the back hook-shaped curved end of which engages around the rotary7 disk effecting the intermittent adjustment and is acted upon by bents and projections arranged on the circumference of the said rotary disk. The spring catch regulating the rotation of the disk is also simplified in a similar man; ner, inasmuch as the.v spring plate and the corresponding spring acting on the adjusting lever form a single part, that is a bell crank lever, the 'rear arm of which coperateswith corresponding bents on the circumference of a special spring disk arranged at the side of the actual rotary disk.

Finally the invention relates to the arrangement ot a safety device on such a recoil loader with fixed barrel in which the locking ot the breech is etl'ected by plate-like supporting levers moving` inward and outward and arranged in the sides ot' the Casing of the loeli. which supporting levers. as already explained are acted upon by the reciprocated slotted slide. (wing to this safety device the .lisrhargc ot' the gun in the unlocked position ot the lever is prevented. so that it is absolutely impossible lo discharge the gun' as long as the breech is not locked..

lVith this object in view a special positively geared safety lever acted on by one or both locking levers is arranged in the track of the discharge device and' when locking and nnlocking the breech follows the movements ot' the locking levers and when these levers are in the unlocked position, the breech being` consefplentlv unlocked said safety lever exerts a locking action on the discharge mechanism.

' ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view ot the rear portion of the gun 4showing the breech locked. Fig. 2 1s a vertical cross section taken on the line ift-Av of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and Il are two different lon tiidiual sections showing the positions of t e various parts of the breech mechanism whenv the breech is locked. Fig. 5 is aplaner top view with the cover plate removed. Fi G is an underside view of the cover plate. B lgs. 7 and S are respectively a side view and vertical cross section on the line B-B of F ig.

13 14 and 15 are respectively a side elevation, a front view and a plan or top View of the slotted slide separately. Figs. 16 to 25 relate to the arrangement of the adjusting device, in which-Fig. 16 shows the adjusting lever with the locking noses in position foi-'single loading and consequently fixing the returned breech block. Fig. 17 shows the position of the parts for the instantaneous releasing of the breech block when single loading. Fig. 18 is a vertical cross section taken on the line C-C of Fig. 17. Fig. 19 shows the position of the parts of the adjusting device for repeating action, the locking` noses being withdrawn from the track of the breech block. Fig. 20 showsthe positions ofthe parts in the safety position. F igs. 21. 22 and 23 are respectively a front, side and back view of the rotary disk with its lever handle and the spring sto Fig. 24 shows a side elevation and a p an 'or top View ot the front end of the adjusting lever. F ig. 25 shows a side elevation and a plan or top view of the safety lever. Figs. 26 to 30 relate to the arrangement of the safety device. in which: Fig. 26 is a vertical longitudinal section showing the safety device in the working position, in which the breech block has passed back and the 'locking levers are in the unlocking position. Fig. 26 is a.

horizontal section on the line F-F in Fig. 2o. Fig. 2T is a vertical transverse section laken on the lineD--D of Fig. 26. Fig. 28 is a vertical longitudinal section showing lliibreech in the locked condition at the nionient ot' discharging the giiii, in which conseqiiontly the unlocked trigger is actuated. 'Fig'. 2S) is a vertical transverse section taken oii tlic line FWF. of Fig. QS Fig. 30 is a i siinilar view to Fig. 29 illustrating the positions ot' the parts in the case, when while the breech is already opened the locking levers consequently having passed into the unlocking position, the trigger is still pressed on. I

The lgeneral arrangement of the present breech system is similar to that described in the specification of the above mentioned ormai U. S. application Ser. No. 461670.01l No veinber 11, 1908. In this case also the locking is etected b two `positively geared locking levers b su portin orabutting against the movable reech ilock' lc symmetrically on both sides which locking levers extend along the inside of the breech casing h and are4 arranged with their back .ends pivoted in the back face of this casing so that they move like wings or arms an stand inward when the breech is locked and act symmetrically against the breech block k i and conse uently bring about the locking thereof. n the other hand, however, when they standoutward after the gun has been `discharged they allow the breech block k thus un ocked to pass back between them.

The dis laoement of the locking levers `b b is efecte b the slotted slide a' ided-in the cover d in the slots-a a of w ich slide i ci engage t e pins b" b' of the levers b b. When the breech is locked, Figs. 1` to 6 the slide a is in its backward sition, pins b b the slots a a and hold the levers b b inward with their faces against the rear end of the breech block (Fig. 5).' When the breech is unlocked the slide a is in its forward osiand the are situated at t e front ends of tion, and the pins b b in the rear en s of the slots a' a so Vthat the levers b b moveV or spread outward, that is, pass into correspending recesses in the side walls of the casing 7i. (Fig. 11). This fundamental method of working the slide is consequently in itself the same as in my said former spec1- tication. Now according to the improve ment, however, as already mentioned, the

pivoted lever with Weight rojection, ly the alteration in position of w ich in thel evloe described in my said former specificationthe movement of the slide is started, is dispensee with alla ai@ site@ a itself is movbiy arranged independently of othe parte so that without necessitating any .pr ious dis,- placemeiit of any specially pro ed part, owing to the action of t e effect the movement necessary to occasion the unlocking, in the present case the forward movement.

The impulse of the slide a guided as heretofore by a pin c su ported in projections recoil, it can from the cover (sai imulse being dccasioned by the recoil) is su easily and *instantaneously overcome the pressure c in the of the spring a arranged on the pinl interior a of the slide and reaching ciently. strong to into the recess (Z3 of the cover. The ob'ect l of this spring, similarly to that describ in my said former specification is tobring the slide again into the locking position after releasing the catch m. A plressure and tension gear in connection wit which the 'previously mentioned weighted `lever acted as a catch, is no longer necessary, the slide,

which is held in the' locking position by the vposition until the advancing breech block` which isv provided with a corresponding slope or incline atv its rear end encounters the shoulder 1:1. at the front end ofthe locking lever ,nt and thus occasions the release of the locking part or catch m2 that is to say the release of f he slide, which latter then' under the pressure of the spring .s flies back into the locking position (Fig. 5). lilith the present forni of construction the arrangement furthermore such that the slotted slide-a is provided with side outwardly projecting plate-like lugs or shouL ders 1i* which. when single loading, may

serve as handlesv for Aunlocking b v hand. The displacement ofthe slide by hand is effected in a similar inamier to the repeating action. The slide is pushed forward against the pressure of thespring, until the levers b are in the outward position and vthen the breech block can be drawn back by hand holding the slide in its forward position. ll'lien doing so. after having drawn the block back a small part of his way, the slide is caught by the locking part,so that this slide is held by this part,`and it is not necessary to further hold the slide with the hand. On pushing the breech block forward again the locking of the. slide is automatically released so that as soon as the breech block is in the closed position, the locking is effected.

Now as regards the adjusting device, the one-arm adjusting lever v2 is pivoted to the lower frame g of the lock casing i, which lever .i:2 near its backis hook shaped and carries a locking nose or projection servingl for fixing the breech block when single loading. This locking nose or projection. which is fitted to a special projection .c of the lever .ce and luis the form of a nose sloped to the front, inits catching lposition engageswvitlr a correspondingrecess of the breech block so thatl this breech block when loading b v hand is held in its back position againstthc pressurecf the closing spring.` The nose Lv thus constructed and acting in this manner consequently constitutes together with the lever :r2 to which it is tilted theessential part of that'. adjusting device by means of which the un can be used either as a single loader or as a repeater, and by means of which also, atV the sinne time, as 'a further result, the securing of theparts from undesired discharge is effected.

t For displacino` the. lever .0:2 the mutilated v disk, or plaie c iseinployed pivoted in its track to the back end 'of the faine 1r/ the spindle of which disk carries the operating arin or handle The lever c2 engages this rotary disk lu with its rear hook-shaped curved end; a bent oi' notch l'iis provided on the edge 'of the disk in which, in the positionA for singleloadingi thgenose as of the hooklikc end of the lever .r2 engages. Just as previously when adjusting for single loading, bv a simple turning back of the disk whereby the nose slides downward on the incline c of the bentr I, the nose or projection tu holding the breech block -an be withdrawn and consequently the breech block released so as to' pass forward. This operation is completed almost instantaneously by a light back pressure on the button of the handle or arm a2, after the release of which, the parts (the disk c, the lever .1:2 and the,l

nose or projection tv) immediately turn back again into their normal position for single loading corresponding to the bent I. The operation of thus instantaneously releasing thc breech block will be. understood upon reference to Fig. 1T.

The adjustment for repeating action is effected by turning the lever handle c: forward until the nose .1:3 of the adjusting lever .is situated outsidelhe bent l at the'spot ll ,of the circumference of the disk 'v' as shown in Fig. 19. rIn this positioirthe adjusting lever .1:2 is turned so far downward that the nose or projection a" is situated altogether outside the track of the breech block which consequently lan freely complete its automatic opening and 'closing movements (Fig. 19.). For bringing 'thesafety arrangement into play the lever arm 'U2 is turned still lever u which on its front arni has au inlt'orests against the back ai'in 1r" of the, lever 1/ and the lever u is thereby so turned that the projection nl of the front arm is pressed firmly against the trigger bar f1 and conse- 'quently prevents lthe latter from moving (Fili0).1

' rl`he various positions ust described of the adjusting levcr for singleloading, repeating and safety or the corresponding rotation of the disk fof is regulated by a spring catch, which iu the present form of construction consists of a spring disk u arranged on the spindle of the lever arm r2 beside the. disk ij and of the double arin spring lever fw, the

back arm 1.1"". of which engages by its nose',` lSS w1* in corresponding bents or notches 1, 2,18 in the circumference of the spring disk if andthe iront arm rw of which forms the spring for the ediusting lever spring'disk v alsocarries the projection o which eects the locking of the trigger bor by acting ou the lever arrn u', which priln jection o is fitted in the form of especial tappet at the back of this disk Vv. The bent l o thedisk o is correspondingly rolonged toward the back by a plane inc 'ne' o vin order to assure the necessa pla '-for the spring lever or its nose w3 W ent e arm or handle o, as described, is turned back into the position shown in Fig. 17 for thepurpose of instantaneously releasinv the safety nose or projection when singe loadin Now with respect to the safety evice, in cooperation with the left side supporting lever b there is arranged'the counter lever p forming the safety leve? the trigger device, this counter levenp Vheilig so pivoted beneath the bottom of the lock casin'g to the middle frame of th' handle piece g, that similarly to the lever b itself, it carries' out its movements as a one-arm lever, that is lever p oscillates around its rear pivotal axis in aceordancevvith the oscillations of supporting lever b. The positively geared,

cooperation between the lever b and lits safety or counter lever p is eiected by the following means. The ever p has on'to of its frontend a shoulder or-nose p whic engages through the bottoni of the lock.eas ing in a corresponding recess b in the lever. b in such manner thatbetween the lever b and the counter lever p the corresponding movement is so produced that when the lever b passes outward into the unlocking position the lever p is also at the same time' turned outward, oscillating' around its pivotal axis in its rear. In order to be able'to have a locking action with res ect to the' trigger; p1. is a so provided at its'4 ower shoulder or Ilu fp' dgtof bar t2 the lever front end with n' which, as soon as it is turned outwar gether withthe lever b, comes to be situated above the front hook-like upwardly. turned ont-ward (as in 'unlocking end t3 of the trigger-bar t as shown in Flgs.

ann,- the combination of a breech-block, loclo. ingle'vers ivoted at one end to the breech.

26 and 27. ln this manner the'- hitterl is locked against moving, so that it is sible as long as the levers b are in outward positicm` (the breechubeing .thnsnirv locked) to aetuate the trigger,l that is turey4 todischarge the gun. e In order notto disturb the regular working et, the levereit after tiring 0H the he ris' still pressed m1,', the arrangement is sac y tlmtthg shoulder p is situatedrp-on a specialT-spring arm p', which can lie-bent' laterally witi relation toA the lower fixed part p of the lever 7). As" the lookin lever moves the lever p would move outward with it. This would `lering part ps of lever p (the leverbeingA 'wardly' and outward] `locking-levers for'sai Ybreecl-1-bloclr, and "a 'cam plate freely mounted upon the {irearm `ltr-mart `moved as arwhole) over t3. of triggcrdever and thereby prevent the trigger from being pulled. For ractical purposes the projco TinsV tion p of the ever p is mounted on a spring;

arm' p constituting a part of the lever, the

spring-arm being free at its front end and This allows the connected at its rear end. pro1ection p Vto yield (and thereby not he 'sheared olf) when the locking lever moves outwardly and the pressure onthe trlgger x 1s malntamed. 0f course, as soon as theA trigger is released, the spring-arm p would draw the arm p over to 1t and thereby brin the part p over the part t connected witli the trigger. Consequently if after discharg ing the gun the trigger iswstill pressed on.

and thus the hook t3 ofthe trigger bar t2 Vis heldbeside thepart p2 and this latter part p2 is locked frommoving, the supporting levers are not. thereby prevented from passing outward linto the unlocking position as must regularlyoccurafter the discharge ofthe gun. VIn this case although the fixed part pt is prevented by the still upwardly standing projection t3 of the trigger bur 2 from side movement the upper spring arm p of the levercan pass outward with the lever b as shown in Fig. 30. In this'rnanner it is pos sibleto avoid'any disturbing action of. the

.fixed counter=lever on lthe outwardly piv oting supporting lever. h

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a recoil operated breech-loading lire a'rm, the combination of a breech-block, lock-4 ing levers for said breech-block, and a cam platelfreelv mounted upon the firearm and'V operating bv inertia to actuate' said lockingleve'rs to unlock the breech-block upon recoil of the firearm." f 2. I n a recoiloperated breech-loading tirearm, the combination of a brecch-hlock, loclring levers f or said ,breech-block,- and a device e 3; In a recoil operated hreech-loadingfiref casing an y engaging said lnfeech-blocl to oclcthesame, and means freely.V mounted on.

firearm and operating by inertia to actuate, said locking-levers to unlock. the breech-block u onree'ol of the firearm. l

`In a reco' operated breechdoading lire4 unil, "the combination of.' a. breech-block, ifi-V f oscillating pivotedand operating by inertia .to actnate said lockingdevers to unlock the breech-bloclt\4 Gli g said lockingdevers freely .l

mount4 upon the firearm and operating by v 110'.

afin, thecombination of a breech-block, lockbreech-block, firing mechanism comprising a ing levers for said breech-block, and a cam plate freely mounted upon the firearm and operating by inertia to actuate said lockingleversto lunlo'ckthe breech-block upon recoil of the firearm, and means for returning said slotted plate to its initialposition to actuate said levers to lock the breech-bolt.

6. In a recoil operated breech-loading firearm, the combination of abi'eech-block, lock-4 ing levers for said breech-block, and a cani plate freely mounted upon the firearm and operatingby inertia tojactuate said lockinglevers to unlock the breech-,block upon recoil of the firearm, and automatic means for returning said cam plate to its initial position to actua-te. said levers to lock the breech-bolt. y W

`7. In a recoil #operated breech-loading firearm, the combination of a breech-block, locking-levers therefor, means for actuating said locking-levers upon recoil to unlock the breech-block, 'and means 're lating the closing movements of the breec block, comprising a lever having a nose or projection thereon for enga ing the breech-block, and means regulating t e engagement of said lever with said breech-blook.,'A 3

8. `In la'recoil operated breech -loading firearm, thecombination of a breech-block, locking-levers therefor, means for actuating said lockinglevers'ififp'on recoil to unlock the breech-block,'a'ndgineansre ulating the closing movements ofthe .breec block, comprising a part having a series of indentations therein, and a lever having a nose or projection thereon 2 for engaging the breechblock and .a part for engaging'n theindeiitations in said disk.

9. In y a recoiloperated breech -loading firearm, the combination of a breech-block,

locking-levers therefor, means for actuating -said lockin .-levers upon recoil to unlocktlic breech-bloc c, and means regulating the closing movements ofthe breech-block, comprisingl a part having tWo series of indentatioiis therein, al leverl having a nose or projection Ithereon for engaging the breech-block and a part foi" engaging in one series of the indentations in said indented part, anti a twoarm spring, one arm of which engages said lever and the other arm of which engages the other series of indentations in said indented art. I P 10. In a recoil-operated breech-loading` firearm, the combination of a breech-block, locking-levers' therefor, means for actuating said locking-levers up on recoil tofunlock the trigger, and means automatically locking the triggerkwhen the breech-block is in its open position, comprising a lever connected to one gaging a part of the triggerl mechanism.

11. In a recoil -operated breech loading firearm, `the combination of a breech-block, locking levers therefor, meanshfor actuating said locking-levers upon recoil to unlock the breecli-block, firing mechanism comprising a trigger, and means 'automatically locking Aof the locking lev rs and having a part enthe trigger when the breech-'block is in its open position, comprising a levervconnected v.to the trigger, and a lever havin a nose or projection engaging one of the Vloc ing levers and apart en a n said tri er-lever.

l2. In a reiiogperated bgiecli-loading firearimi the combination of a breech-block, locking-levers therefor, means for actuating said locking-levels upon recoil to unlock the breech-block, firing mechanismcompris'ing a trigger,and means automatically locking the .trigger when the breech-block is in its open position, comprlsing a lever having a springarmattached thereto, a nose or 'projection on said spring-arm and engaging one of said locking-levers, and a part engaging a part et" the trigger mechanism.

13.' In a recoil-operated breech-loading firearm, the combination cfa breech-block, locking-levers therefor, a cam plate :freely` mounted uponr the firearm and oiierating-to` actuate said locking-levers to unlock the breech-block iipon'recoil, means regulating the closing rmovement of the breech-block comprising'- two disks having a series of indentatioiis therein, a lever having a projec-v tionfeiigaging the breech-block. and a" part' engaging the indentations. in one of said disks, and a two-arm spring, one arm of- `f 1Which/engages .said lever and the'otlier arnry of which enga s thev indentatioiis inthe other of .said disks, firing mechanism comprising a trigger,`. and means automatically locking the trigger when the breech-block is in its open position, said means comprising a leverfhaving a spring-arm attached thereto, a projection on said s rinU-arm en affine' D D b one of the locking-levers, and a part engag l ing'a part of the firing mechanism. E `In .witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of'two subscribing witnesses.

- PAULV MAUSER.

Witnesses:

WOLDEMAR HAUPT, HENRY I-IAsrian. 

